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{{Infobox settlement
[[File:Wind Street - geograph.org.uk - 1485053.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Wind Street, Swansea]]
|official_name = Swansea
'''Swansea''' is a city and county in [[Wales]], [[UK]]. It is Wales' second biggest city with just 169,000 people so it is quite a small city. The largest city in Wales is the capital, [[Cardiff]].
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|motto = Floreat Swansea
|image_skyline = Meridian Tower Swansea Skyline.jpg
|image_size = 260px
|image_caption = A view of the Swansea coastline, near the city centre.
|website = http://www.swansea.gov.uk/
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|image_map = Swansea UK location map.svg
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|map_caption = City and County of Swansea<br>and (inset) within Wales
|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Sovereign state]]
|subdivision_name = [[United Kingdom]]
|subdivision_type1 = [[Constituent country]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Wales]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[Preserved counties of Wales|Ceremonial county]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[West Glamorgan]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[Historic counties of Wales|Historic county]]
|subdivision_name3 = [[Glamorgan]]shire
|subdivision_type4 = Admin HQ
|subdivision_name4 = [[Guildhall, Swansea|Swansea Guildhall]]
|government_type =[[Administrative divisions of Wales|Principal area]], [[City status in the United Kingdom|City]]
|leader_title = Leader of<br/> [[City and County of Swansea council|Swansea Council]]
|leader_name = David Phillips
|leader_title1 = [[Welsh Assembly]] and [[UK Parliament constituency|UK Parliament Constituencies]]
|leader_name1 = [[Swansea East (disambiguation)|Swansea East]],<br/>[[Swansea West (disambiguation)|Swansea West]],<br/>[[Gower (UK Parliament constituency)|Gower]]
|leader_title2 = [[European Parliament]]
|leader_name2 = [[Wales]]
|leader_title3 = [[MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005|MPs]]
|leader_name3 = [[Martin Caton]] [[Labour Party (UK)|(Lab)]],<br/>[[Sian James (politician)|Sian James]] [[Labour Party (UK)|(Lab)]],<br/>[[Geraint Davies (Labour politician)|Geraint Davies]] [[Labour Party (UK)|(Lab)]]
|leader_title4 = [[National Assembly for Wales election, 2011|AMs]]
|leader_name4 = [[Edwina Hart]] [[Labour Party (UK)|(Lab)]],<br/>[[Mike Hedges (Welsh Politician)|Mike Hedges]] [[Labour Party (UK)|(Lab)]],<br/>[[Julie James]] [[Labour Party (UK)|(Lab)]]
|established_title2 = [[Town charter]]
|established_date2 = 1158–1184
|established_title3 = [[City status in the United Kingdom|City status]]
|established_date3 = 1969
|area_total_km2 = 378<!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion-->
|area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion-->
|area_magnitude =
|area_urban_km2 =
|population_as_of = 2011, urban area figures from 2001
|population_total = 270,506
|population_urban = 169,880
|population_density_km2 = 601
|population_blank1_title = [[Demonym]]
|population_blank1 =
|population_blank2_title = [[Ethnicity]]
|population_blank2 = 97.8% White<br/>1.2% S. Asian<br/>0.3% Afro-Caribbean<br/>0.3% Chinese
|timezone = [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|utc_offset = 0
|timezone_DST = [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|utc_offset_DST = +1
|coordinates ={{coord}}
|elevation_m =
|postal_code_type = Post codes
|postal_code = [[SA postcode area|SA1-SA7]]
|area_code = [[List of Wales dialling codes|01792]]
|blank7_name = [[Vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom#Current system|Vehicle area codes]]
|blank7_info = CP, CR, CS, CT, CU, CV
|blank_name = [[ISO 3166-2:GB|ISO 3166-2]]
|blank_info = GB-SWA
|blank1_name = [[ONS coding system|ONS code]]
|blank1_info = 00NX (ONS)<br />W06000011 (GSS)
|blank2_name = [[British national grid reference system|OS grid reference]]
|blank2_info = {{gbmappingsmall|SS6593}}
|blank3_name = [[Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics|NUTS]] 3
|blank3_info = UKL18
|blank4_name = Police Force
|blank4_info = South Wales Police
|blank5_name = Fire Service
|blank5_info = [[Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service]]
|blank6_name = Ambulance Service
|blank6_info = Welsh Ambulance Service
}}
'''Swansea''' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]]: '''Abertawe'''), officially the '''City and County of Swansea''' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]]: '''Dinas a Sir Abertawe'''), is a [[city]] and [[county]] in [[Wales]]. It is Wales' second largest city and the largest is [[Cardiff]]. It is in the country's south coast. It has a [[temperate]] [[oceanic climate]], with the most rain of any city in the [[United Kingdom]]. The city has a population of around 240,000. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Swansea - Population|url=https://www.swansea.gov.uk/population#:~:text=The%20latest%20official%20estimate%20of,population%20of%20Wales%20(3,152,900).|access-date=2020-08-16|website=www.swansea.gov.uk|archive-date=2021-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309085102/https://www.swansea.gov.uk/population#:~:text=The%20latest%20official%20estimate%20of,population%20of%20Wales%20(3,152,900).|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== History ==
Swansea was built in the early 12th century by the [[Normans]]. A castle was built here and a town started to form around it.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lambert|first=Tim|title=A History of Swansea|url=http://www.localhistories.org/swansea.html|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=Local Histories}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Escudo_Swansea.jpg|[[Coat of arms]] of Swansea
File:Wind Street - geograph.org.uk - 1485053.jpg|Wind Street, Swansea
File:Crymlyn Burrows Beach, Swansea 3.jpg|Crymlyn Burrows Beach
File:Swansea_skyline_at_dusk_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1606628.jpg|Swansea skyline at dusk

</gallery>

== References ==
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[[Category:Cities in Wales]]
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Latest revision as of 08:03, 17 February 2024

Swansea
Dinas a Sir Abertawe
Principal area & City
A view of the Swansea coastline, near the city centre.
A view of the Swansea coastline, near the city centre.
Motto: 
Floreat Swansea
City and County of Swansea and (inset) within Wales
City and County of Swansea
and (inset) within Wales
Coordinates: 51°37′00″N 3°57′00″W / 51.616666666667°N 3.95°W / 51.616666666667; -3.95
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryWales
Ceremonial countyWest Glamorgan
Historic countyGlamorganshire
Admin HQSwansea Guildhall
Town charter1158–1184
City status1969
Government
 • TypePrincipal area, City
 • Leader of
Swansea Council		David Phillips
 • Welsh Assembly and UK Parliament ConstituenciesSwansea East,
Swansea West,
Gower
 • European ParliamentWales
 • MPsMartin Caton (Lab),
Sian James (Lab),
Geraint Davies (Lab)
 • AMsEdwina Hart (Lab),
Mike Hedges (Lab),
Julie James (Lab)
Area
 • Principal area & City146 sq mi (378 km2)
Population
 (2011, urban area figures from 2001)
 • Principal area & City270,506
 • Density1,560/sq mi (601/km2)
 • Urban
169,880
 • Ethnicity
97.8% White
1.2% S. Asian
0.3% Afro-Caribbean
0.3% Chinese
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Post codes
SA1-SA7
Area codes01792
ISO 3166-2GB-SWA
ONS code00NX (ONS)
W06000011 (GSS)
OS grid referenceSS6593
NUTS 3UKL18
Police ForceSouth Wales Police
Fire ServiceMid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service
Ambulance ServiceWelsh Ambulance Service
Vehicle area codesCP, CR, CS, CT, CU, CV
Websitehttp://www.swansea.gov.uk/

Swansea (Welsh: Abertawe), officially the City and County of Swansea (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Abertawe), is a city and county in Wales. It is Wales' second largest city and the largest is Cardiff. It is in the country's south coast. It has a temperate oceanic climate, with the most rain of any city in the United Kingdom. The city has a population of around 240,000. [1]

History

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Swansea was built in the early 12th century by the Normans. A castle was built here and a town started to form around it.[2]

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  • Coat of arms of Swansea
    Coat of arms of Swansea
  • Wind Street, Swansea
    Wind Street, Swansea
  • Crymlyn Burrows Beach
    Crymlyn Burrows Beach
  • Swansea skyline at dusk
    Swansea skyline at dusk

References

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  1. ↑ "Swansea - Population". www.swansea.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  2. ↑ Lambert, Tim. "A History of Swansea". Local Histories. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
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